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Orinda’s council awarded a Community Park construction contract, renamed California Shakespeare Theater Way and established sidewalk vending fees. It also requested a revised playground input process and work on subdivision rules.
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Contractors at the Lafayette BART Bike Station site have finished milling asphalt and plan concrete pours and asphalt inlay the week of Tuesday, Oct. 13.
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The Moraga Town Council and Parks and Recreation Commission will hold a joint study session Wednesday, Sept. 9, to review draft recommendations for the town's long-range Parks, Recreation, and Open Space Master Plan, covering proposals for Moraga Commons, Rancho Laguna Park, West Commons, Hacienda de las Flores and a potential community center.
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Lafayette's BART Bike Station and Pathway Project moves past early demolition phases as crews prepare curb formwork, electrical conduit and art pole foundations for the week of Sept. 8.
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The Caldecott Tunnel's three oldest bores will get a $267 million renovation tentatively starting in November, replacing ventilation systems, repairing structural damage and adding fire suppression over three years of construction affecting 160,000 daily commuters.
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At the Orinda City Council's Sept. 1 Wilder compliance hearing, resident Dan Slaughter urged the city to use the developer's insurance and wildlife permit violations as leverage to secure public trail access to roughly 1,000 acres of open space before the land transfers to regional agencies. Developer Chris Yelich responded that his company has run out of money and proposed using existing endowment funds to resolve outstanding obligations.
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Orinda is asking residents to choose between a nature-themed and an art deco playground concept as part of a $4.8 million, four-phase renovation of Community Park, with design finalization targeted for December 2026 and construction in fall 2027.
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Contra Costa Health projects a $730 million cumulative deficit through fiscal year 2030-31 due to federal and state funding cuts, with up to 93,000 residents potentially losing coverage by 2031 and the county weighing four scenarios for its regional medical center.
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Contra Costa County Sheriff David Livingston disclosed at a TRUTH Act forum that his office shared 92 inmates' release dates with ICE in 2025, drawing community demands to end all cooperation and setting up a Sept. 8 board vote on a non-cooperation policy.
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The Lafayette City Council appointed seven members to the new Multi-Modal Mobility Advisory Committee, which will help guide a 20-year plan for traffic, transit and pedestrian access along the Mt. Diablo Boulevard corridor.
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Lafayette crews will pour concrete for art pole foundations, form curbs and trench for storm drain and electrical lines along the BART pathway the week of Aug. 24, as the project continues without a firm completion date.
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Contra Costa County Public Works begins a $1.59 million guardrail replacement project Monday, Aug. 24, with work on Reliez Valley Road and elsewhere in the Lafayette area expected to cause delays of up to 10 minutes through mid-November.
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The Moraga-Orinda Fire District board held a public hearing Aug. 19 on Ordinance 26-06, which would adopt state UPCCAA bidding thresholds, grant the fire chief authority to award informal contracts, and establish emergency spending procedures.
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The Lafayette City Council meets Thursday, Aug. 20, at 5 p.m. to decide whether to appoint James Cervantes, Stella Wotherspoon and Mario DiPrisco to three council seats or send the uncontested race to voters in November, with the date marking the statutory deadline for action.
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